AC 2012-4683: DESIGNING AND BUILDING COMPETITIVE HYBRIDELECTRIC RACING VEHICLES AS A VALUED TEACHING AND LEARN-ING METHOD FOR UNDERGRADUATE ENGINEERING STUDENTS: ATWO-YEAR REVIEW WITH A PROJECTION OF FUTURE PLANSDr. Robert W. Fletcher, Lawrence Technological University Robert W. Fletcher joined the faculty of the Mechanical Engineering Department at Lawrence Techno- logical University in the summer of 2003, after several years of continuous industrial research, product development and manufacturing experience. Fletcher earned his bachelor’s of science degree in chemical engineering from the University of Washington, in Seattle, Wash., a master’s of engineering in manufac- turing systems from Lawrence Technological
AC 2012-5503: ASSESSMENT OF STUDENT KNOWLEDGE IN AN IN-TRODUCTORY THERMODYNAMICS COURSEDr. Amir Karimi, University of Texas, San Antonio Amir Karimi is a professor of mechanical engineering and the Associate Dean of Undergraduate Studies at the University of Texas, San Antonio (UTSA). He received his Ph.D. degree in mechanical engineering from the University of Kentucky in 1982. His teaching and research interests are in thermal sciences. He has served as the Chair of Mechanical Engineering (1987 to 1992, and Sept. 1998 to Jan. of 2003), College of Engineering Associate Dean of Academic Affairs (Jan. 2003 to April 2006), and the Associate Dean of Undergraduate Studies (April 2006 to present). Karimi is a Fellow of
AC 2012-4215: THE EFFECT OF COLLEGE COST AND FINANCIAL AIDON ACCESS TO ENGINEERINGMs. Xingyu Chen, Purdue University Xingyu Chen is a Ph. D. student in the School of Engineering Education at Purdue University. She ob- tained her master’s degree in operational research and bachelor’s degree in mathematics from Zhejiang University, China. She started to pursue her Ph.D. degree in engineering education at Purdue in 2010. She is working with Dr. Ohland on the Multiple-Institution Database for Investigating Engineering Lon- gitudinal Development (MIDFIELD), and also on the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) database.Dr. Matthew W. Ohland, Purdue University, West Lafayette Matthew W. Ohland is
AC 2012-3127: EEE (ELEMENTARY ENGINEERING EDUCATION) ADOP-TION AND EXPERTISE DEVELOPMENT MODEL: CONCEPTUALIZ-ING, ASSESSING, AND TRACKING ELEMENTARY TEACHERS’ EEEADOPTION AND EEE EXPERTISE DEVELOPMENTMs. Yan Sun, Purdue University Yan Sun is a Graduate Research Assistant of INSPIRE (Institute for P-12 Engineering Research and Learning) at Purdue University, and a Ph.D. student of learning, design, and technology at Purdue Uni- versity.Nikki Boots, Purdue UniversityDr. Johannes Strobel, Purdue University, West Lafayette Johannes Strobel is Director of INSPIRE, Institute for P-12 Engineering Research and Learning, and As- sistant Professor of engineering education and learning design and technology at Purdue University
AC 2012-4953: MENTORING WOMEN FACULTY IN STEM: A MULTI-PRONGED APPROACHDr. Jenna P. Carpenter, Louisiana Tech University Dr. Jenna P. Carpenter is Associate Dean for Administration and Strategic Initiatives in the College of Engineering and Science at Louisiana Tech University. She is also Wayne and Juanita Spinks Professor of Mathematics and Director of the Office for Women in Science and Engineering. Dr. Carpenter serves as PI for Louisiana Tech’s NSF ADVANCE Program and is on the Board of Directors for WEPAN, as well as SWE Advisor at Louisiana Tech.Dr. D. Patrick O’Neal, Louisiana Tech University D. Patrick O’Neal is an Associate Professor in the Biomedical Engineering program, which is part of the College
AC 2012-4413: DEVELOPMENT OF THE TEACHING ENGINEERINGSELF-EFFICACY SCALE (TESS) FOR K-12 TEACHERSDr. So Yoon Yoon, Purdue University, West Lafayette So Yoon Yoon, is a Postdoctoral Researcher at INSPIRE in Purdue University. She received her Ph.D. in educational psychology with specialty in gifted education and holds a B.S. degree in astronomy and meteorology and two master’s degrees in astronomy and astrophysics and research methods and mea- surement. Her work centers on development and validation of instruments, particularly useful for P-16 STEM education settings and investigation of P-16 students’ spatial ability to understand its association with their academic performance and to identify their talents in STEM
AC 2012-3903: A COMPARATIVE ASSESSMENT OF GRADUATE VER-SUS UNDERGRADUATE STUDENT OUTCOMES VIA INTERNATIONALCOMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT PROGRAMSKristine Louise Guzak, Michigan Technological University Kristine Louise Guzak is a Ph.D. student of environmental engineering at Michigan Technological Univer- sity. She is the lead graduate student on a larger project assessing the impacts of learning through service on undergraduate students. Her research interests include engineering education with some focuses on international programs.Prof. Kurt Paterson P.E., Michigan Technological University Kurt Paterson, Associate Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering, is also Director of Michigan Tech’s D80 Center. D80 has the
AC 2012-3357: ASSURING QUALITY OF CONTINUING ARCHITECTURALEDUCATION: LEARNERS’ PERCEPTIONSMr. Kuo Hung Huang, National Taipei University of Technology Page 25.235.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2012 Assuring Quality of Continuing Architectural Education: Perceptions of LearnersINTRODUCTION Living standards and knowledge standards are increasing with the popularization ofglobalization. The concept of lifelong learning is attracting considerable attention from people.Learning activities that emphasizes continuous learning despite the age of the learner havegained respect from
AC 2012-5216: THE FUTURE OF THE BASIC BUILDING BLOCK OFTELECOMMUNICATIONS NETWORKDr. Ibraheem A. Kateeb, North Carolina A&T State University Ibraheem Kateeb received his B.S. in physics and mathematics from Yarmouk University in Jordan, and M.S.E.E. and Ph.D. degrees from NCA&TSU in North Carolina in electrical and computer engineering. He is a Senior Member of IEEE and Chairman of CNC-IEEE with more than 20 years of experience in academia and industry. He was professor and Department Head of Electronics Engineering at Guilford Technology College. He is currently at NCA&TSU as Assistant Professor of electronics, computer, and information technology. His current research is on electronic components, green
AC 2012-4471: UTILIZING THE ENGINEERING DESIGN PROCESS TOCREATE A FRAMEWORK FOR CURRICULA DESIGNMs. Krystal S. Corbett, Louisiana Tech UniversityDr. Heath Tims, Louisiana Tech UniversityProf. Galen E. Turner III, Louisiana Tech UniversityDr. James D. Nelson, Louisiana Tech University Page 25.1454.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2012 Utilizing the Engineering Design Process to Create a Framework for Curricula DesignAbstract Project-based…inquiry-driven…student-centered…all keywords found when reading literatureabout techniques used in the engineering classroom. It is clear there is
AC 2012-3052: PREPARING TO USE RAPID PROTOTYPING: LESSONSLEARNED FROM DESIGN AND MANUFACTURING PROJECTSDr. Hung-da Wan, University of Texas, San Antonio Hung-da Wan is an Assistant Professor of the Mechanical Engineering Department and the Director of Machine Shop of College of Engineering at the University of Texas at San Antonio (UTSA). He has been teaching undergraduate and graduate courses in the areas of computer integrated manufacturing sys- tems, Six Sigma and lean methodologies, and manufacturing systems engineering. He also manages two rapid prototyping systems at UTSA. His current research interests include sustainability of manufacturing systems and web-based applications in manufacturing.Mr. Firasath
AC 2012-4179: REMODELING INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS FOR MOREEFFECTIVE LEARNING IN INTRODUCTORY MATERIALS CLASSESProf. Stephen J. Krause, Arizona State University Stephen J. Krause is professor in the School of Materials in the Fulton School of Engineering at Arizona State University. He teaches in the areas of bridging engineering and education, capstone design, and introductory materials engineering. His research interests are evaluating conceptual knowledge, miscon- ceptions and their repair, and conceptual change. He has co-developed a Materials Concept Inventory for assessing conceptual knowledge of students in introductory materials engineering classes. He is currently conducting research on misconceptions and
AC 2012-3433: STRENGTHSQUEST FOR ENGINEERSDr. Shelley Lorimer P.Eng., Grant MacEwan University Shelley Lorimer, P.Eng., is the Chairperson of the Bachelor’s of Science in Engineering Transfer pro- gram (BSEN) at Grant MacEwan University in Edmonton, Alberta. She teaches undergraduate courses in statics and dynamics, as well as courses in engineering professionalism. She is currently participating in a research project with Alberta Innovates Technology Futures in the oil sands and hydrocarbon recov- ery group doing reservoir simulation of enhanced oil recovery processes. She has a Ph.D. in numerical modeling from the University of Alberta, also in Edmonton.Elsie Elford, Grant MacEwan University Elsie Elford
AC 2012-2963: COMPARISON OF DIFFERENT PEDAGOGICAL TECH-NIQUES TO TEACH MECHANISTIC-EMPIRICAL PAVEMENT DESIGNGUIDEDr. Yusuf A. Mehta, Rowan UniversityDr. Leslie Ann McCarthy P.E., Villanova University Page 25.333.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2012 Comparison of Different Pedagogical Techniques to Teach Mechanistic- Empirical Pavement Design GuideABSTRACTMechanistic-Empirical Pavement Design Guide (MEPDG) is relatively new design methodologyfor conducting pavement structural and materials design. MEPDG is a significant departurefrom the current Association of American Society of Highway
AC 2012-3065: A HANDS-ON COURSE IN DATA COMMUNICATIONSFOR TECHNOLOGISTSDr. Aurenice Menezes Oliveira, Michigan Technological University Aurenice Oliveira is an Assistant Professor in the Electrical Engineering Technology program at Michigan Technological University. She received the Ph.D. degree in electrical engineering from the University of Maryland, Baltimore County, USA, in 2005. Her current research interests include communication sys- tems, digital signal processing, optical fiber systems, and engineering education. Oliveira is the Michigan Tech Project Director of the U.S.-Brazil Engineering Education Consortium funded by FIPSE-U.S. De- partment of Education. Oliveira has also been contributing to STEM K-12
AC 2012-3711: TEACHING NON-MAJOR STUDENTS ELECTRICAL SCI-ENCE AND TECHNOLOGYDr. Harold R. Underwood, Messiah College Harold Underwood received his Ph.D. in electrical engineering at UIUC in 1989 and has been a faculty member of the Engineering Department at Messiah College since 1992. Besides teaching circuit analysis and electromagnetics, he supervises the Communications Group of the Messiah College Collaboratory, including a project involving flight tracking and messaging for small planes in remote locations, and an assistive communication technology involving wireless enabled remote co-presence for cognitively and behaviorally challenged individuals. He has been teaching Exploring Electrical Technology as a
AC 2012-3209: DEVELOPMENT OF SMALL WIND TURBINES FOR ISO-LATED COLONIA HOMES OF SOUTH TEXASDr. Kamal Sarkar, University of Texas, Pan American Kamal Sarkar completed his undergraduate degree in mechanical engineering from the Calcutta Univer- sity and graduate degree in materials science from the Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur, India. After finishing his Ph.D. from the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, he joined the industry as a materials re- searcher. He has more than 20 years of diversified industrial experience using his experience in materials, computer visualization, and manufacturing. Presently, he is teaching in the Mechanical Engineering De- partment of the University of Texas, Pan American. His
AC 2012-3736: ENGINEERING AN INFORMATION LITERACY PROGRAMFOR FIRST-YEAR ENGINEERING STUDENTSRobin A.M. Hensel Ed.D., West Virginia University Robin Hensel is the Assistant Dean for Freshman Experience in the Benjamin M. Statler College of Engineering and Mineral Resources. She holds a B.S. in mathematics from Wheaton College IL, an M.A. in mathematics from SUNY at Buffalo, and an Ed.D. from West Virginia University. Before WVU, Hensel worked for the U.S. Department of Energy as a Mathematician and Computer Systems Analyst, and as an Associate Professor and Department Chair at Salem International University. Her research interests include STEM education at all levels, first-year experience and issues related to the
AC 2012-3670: ENGINEERING FUTURE CHEMICAL ENGINEERS: IN-CORPORATION OF PROCESS INTENSIFICATION CONCEPTS INTOTHE UNDERGRADUATE CURRICULUMDr. Rebecca K. Toghiani, Mississippi State UniversityDr. Adrienne Robyn Minerick, Michigan Technological University Adrienne Minerick is an Associate Professor of chemical engineering at Michigan Tech having moved from Mississippi State University in Jan. 2010, where she was a tenured Associate Professor. She re- ceived her M.S. and Ph.D. from the University of Notre Dame in 2003 and B.S. from Michigan Tech- nological University in 1998. Minerick’s research interests include electrokinetics and the development of biomedical microdevices. She earned a 2007 NSF CAREER Award and the
AC 2012-4366: ENGINEERING TRANSFER SEMINAR: A COURSE TOENHANCE THE ENGINEERING EXPERIENCEDr. David Jones, University of Nebraska, Lincoln David Jones is a professor of biological systems engineering and the Associate Dean of the College of Engineering at the University of Nebraska, Lincoln.Carmen R. Zafft, University of Nebraska, Lincoln Carmen R. Zafft is a doctoral candidate pursuing a degree in human sciences, with a specialization in leadership studies at the University of Nebraska, Lincoln, Department of Agricultural Leadership Edu- cation and Communication. Her research interests include leadership and diversity, leadership identity, leadership development, and engineering education.Mr. Evan T. Curtis
AC 2012-4666: ENROLLMENT AND PERSISTENCE OF FIRST-YEARSTUDENTS IN A NEWLY ACCREDITED ENGINEERING PROGRAMDr. Brian P. DeJong, Central Michigan University Brian P. DeJong is an Assistant Professor of mechanical engineering in the School of Engineering and Technology at Central Michigan University (CMICH), winner of CMICH’s 2010 College of Science & Technology Outstanding Teaching Award. He received his Ph.D. in mechanical engineering from Northwestern University in 2007. His research interests include auditory occupancy grids, teleoperation interfaces, lower-limb exercise robots, and engineering education.Dr. Joseph Langenderfer, Central Michigan University Joseph Langenderfer is an Assistant Professor of
AC 2012-3153: EXTERNAL ENGINEERING COMPETITIONS AS UN-DERGRADUATE EDUCATIONAL EXPERIENCESDr. David R. Mikesell P.E., Ohio Northern University David R. Mikesell is an Assistant Professor of mechanical engineering at Ohio Northern University. His research interests are in land vehicle dynamics, autonomous vehicles, and robotics. He joined the faculty in 2007 after work in automotive engineering at Ohio State (M.S. 2006, Ph.D. 2008), six years designing automated assembly machines and metal-cutting tools for Grob Systems, and four years of service as an officer in the U.S. Navy. He holds bachelor’s degrees in German (Duke 1986) and mechanical engineering (ONU 1997).Dr. David R. Sawyers Jr., Ohio Northern University
AC 2012-4404: IMPACTS OF SERVICE ON ENGINEERING STUDENTSProf. Kurt Paterson P.E., Michigan Technological University Kurt Paterson, Associate Professor of civil and environmental engineering, is also Director of Michigan Tech’s D80 Center. D80 has the mission to develop contribution-based learning, research, and service opportunities for all students and staff to partner with the poorest 80% of humanity, together creating solutions that matter. As Director of several international programs at the undergraduate and graduate levels, Paterson, his colleagues, and his students have conducted numerous community-inspired research and design projects. Paterson is an educational innovator, recently adding courses for first
AC 2012-3919: INVESTIGATING SWEDISH TEACHER’S APPROACHESTO THEIR TEACHING PRACTICEProf. Arnold Neville Pears, Uppsala University Arnold Pears received his B.Sc. and Ph.D. from La Trobe University, Melbourne, Australia, and was a Senior Lecturer there1991 to 1998, before moving to Uppsala University, Sweden, to take a position there as Senior Lecturer in 1999, where he has remained. Pears is Associate Professor in computing education research at Uppsala University, and has a strong interest in teaching and learning research in computer sci- ence and engineering. He has published more than 25 reviewed articles in international journals in the area and is well known as a computing education researcher through his
AC 2012-4313: IONOSPHERIC ROCKET PAYLOAD DEVELOPMENT:PROJECT AND COURSEProf. Dimitris Vassiliadis, West Virginia University Dimitrios Vassiliadis received his Ph.D. in plasma physics, University of Maryland, College Park, in 1992. Following that he was a Postdoctoral Fellow under the National Research Council program at NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center for two years. He went on to work for NASA/Goddard as a con- tractor scientist in magnetospheric and ionospheric physics until 2007, when he moved to West Virginia University as a Research Associate Professor. His interests and teaching experience are in the fields of plasma physics and engineering, nonlinear signal processing, forecasting and control theory, microcon
AC 2012-3235: LIVE ENERGY: AN INITIATIVE FOR TEACHING EN-ERGY AND SUSTAINABILITY TOPICS WITH THE MOST UP-TO-DATEAND RELEVANT CONTENT.Dr. Christine Ehlig-Economides, Texas A&M UniversityDr. Sukesh K. Aghara, Prairie View A&M University Sukesh Aghara is a tenured Associate Professor at Prairie View A&M University (PV) in the Department of Chemical Engineering (nuclear), a member of the Texas A&M University System. He is the PI/Director of the $1 million per year, five-year, NSF CREST Center for Energy and Environmental Sustainability. His expertise includes radiation shielding analysis and experimental design, applications of nuclear analytical techniques, and nuclear energy and security.Dr. Sarma V
AC 2012-5278: NEW DIGITAL SYSTEMS TECHNOLOGY: NEW CHAL-LENGES IN TEACHING DIGITAL TECHNOLOGY COURSESMr. Robert De La Coromoto Koeneke-Ramirez, Daytona State College Robert De La Coromoto Koeneke-Ramirez holds a bachelor’s degree in electronics engineering from Universidad Simon Bolivar in Venezuela and a master’s of science in computer science from Santa Clara University in California. He has managerial experience in telecommunication, finance, and food industry. He has been an Adjunct Instructor for more than 26 years at the Computer Science Department at Uni- versidad Central de Venezuela and in the School Electrical Engineering and Computer Science University of Central Florida and, since Aug. 2010, is an
AC 2012-4533: ONLINE MODULES FOR WOOD DESIGN COURSES THROUGHNEESHUBProf. Mikhail Gershfeld S.E., California State Polytechnic University, Pomona Mikhail Gershfeld, S.E., is a Professional Practice Professor, Chair, Wood Education Institute (WEI), Civil Engineering Department California State Polytechnic University, Pomona, Calif.Dr. Charles B. Chadwell, California State Polytechnic University, San Luis Obispo Charles B. Chadwell is an Associate Professor, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering.Dr. Sean P. Brophy, Purdue University, West Lafayette Page 25.1007.1 c American Society for
AC 2012-4896: BUILD TO LEARN: EFFECTIVE STRATEGIES TO TRAINTOMORROW’S DESIGNERSMr. Vimal Kumar Viswanathan, Texas A&M University Vimal Viswanathan is a Ph.D. student in the Mechanical Engineering Department at Texas A&M Uni- versity. He completed his bachelor’s of technology in mechanical engineering from the National Institute of Technology, Calicut, India, and master’s of science in mechanical engineering from Texas A&M Uni- versity. He is expected to complete his Ph.D. in Aug. 2012. He has published three journal papers and more than 10 conference papers. His primary research interest is the effect of physical representations in engineering idea generation process.Dr. Julie S. Linsey, Texas A&M
AC 2012-5008: CONTROLLED DRUG DELIVERY FROM ALGINATE SPHERESIN DESIGN-BASED LEARNING COURSEDr. Steve R Marek, University of Texas, Austin Steve R. Marek is a lecturer in the Department of Biomedical Engineering at the University of Texas, Austin. He received a B.S. in chemical and biomolecular engineering with a minor in biomedical engi- neering at the Georgia Institute of Technology in 2005. He earned a Ph.D. in chemical engineering at the University of Texas, Austin, in 2009 and transitioned to the College of Pharmacy, Division of Phar- maceutics, for his postdoctoral research in pulmonary drug delivery. He began his career as a teaching faculty member at the University of Texas, Austin, in 2011. Marek’s primary